Dutch Ghana

Dutch Ghana (1637-1872) was a province of the United Provinces/United Netherlands/Netherlands that consisted of the shore of present-day Ghana. It was taken from the Portuguese in 1637, and Accra was captured from England in 1665. It was sold to the United Kingdom in 1872, becoming part of the Gold Coast colony.

History
During the Dutch-Portuguese War of 1602-1654, Colonel Hans Coine captured Fort Elmira from the Portuguese, establishing a trading post on the shoreline. The Dutch traded firearms for gold, slaves, and cacao beans (used to make chocolate), and became rich from their bartering. As an important province, it was expanded during the Second Anglo-Dutch War, with the Dutch capturing Accra from England in 1665. The British attacked Elmina during Shirley's Gold Coast Expedition of 1782 during the American Revolutionary War, but the Dutch held onto Ghana until they sold it to the United Kingdom in 1872.